A National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has been introduced by the FG to improve access to emergency healthcare.
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, indicated this while speaking at the 2021 first quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Reproductive, Maternal Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAEH+N), which held on Tuesday, in Abuja.
According to the minister, the move is to ensure that there is a 50% drop in mortality rate, and also provide emergency services that will facilitate access to first aid and healthcare in life-threatening situations.
“The federal government is poised to launch the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System to provide prompt and efficient emergency health access to the people.
“It will involve prompt response to medical distress calls of all types with first responders, transfer to facilities, assured first aid at the point of care at no immediate user cost.
“Ignorance of the benefits of modern health services and culturally determined gender role definitions, particularly impact the wellbeing of females and children in some communities.
“The deleterious practices inevitably increase susceptibility to infections, slow down recovery from illness, and contribute to preventable morbidity and mortality rates, especially among women children, and the elderly,” he said.
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